to add to this, don’t turn your nose up at the discount options – dollar stores, Grocery Outlet, Walmart – and along those same lines, keep an eye out for any ethnic markets near you (fruit, vegetables, meat)
Be careful with those budget/dollar stores though, the actual price per weight is often higher than regular grocery goods.
Around me there’s an Amish store that gets stuff that was pulled from regular groceries - damaged outer packaging, just past expiry (dry and canned goods where that doesn’t matter as much), and stuff that doesn’t sell well, that heavily discounts everything. If there’s anything like that around you, it’s a great way to save a ton.
Also, befriend gardeners if you can - they love to share!
An Amish store that gets cast offs from the regular groceries. Exactly what you described so I sort of assumed it was the same place. I think there are three of them now. I guess there is more than one place like that.
I'm going to have to disagree on the dollar stores. I once bought American cheese at one and it wouldn't melt. I don't know what it was, but it wasn't cheese.
to add to this, don’t turn your nose up at the discount options – dollar stores, Grocery Outlet, Walmart – and along those same lines, keep an eye out for any ethnic markets near you (fruit, vegetables, meat)
Be careful with those budget/dollar stores though, the actual price per weight is often higher than regular grocery goods.
Around me there’s an Amish store that gets stuff that was pulled from regular groceries - damaged outer packaging, just past expiry (dry and canned goods where that doesn’t matter as much), and stuff that doesn’t sell well, that heavily discounts everything. If there’s anything like that around you, it’s a great way to save a ton.
Also, befriend gardeners if you can - they love to share!
BBs is awesome
What’s BBs?
An Amish store that gets cast offs from the regular groceries. Exactly what you described so I sort of assumed it was the same place. I think there are three of them now. I guess there is more than one place like that.
I’ve lived a few places that had them, I think it’s pretty common if you live near Amish communities
I'm going to have to disagree on the dollar stores. I once bought American cheese at one and it wouldn't melt. I don't know what it was, but it wasn't cheese.